Monthly Archives: December 2011

Answering Services bring Holiday Cheer!

Don’t let the Grinch steal Christmas. And don’t let voice mail steal your customers and sales prospects away, either! A professional live answering service is available 24/7/365. That means: Christmas Day New Years Eve Thanksgiving Black Friday (not really a …

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How Does VOIP Work?

Before explaining how VOIP works, I first must explain what VOIP is. VOIP is short for Voice over Internet Protocol, meaning sending voice transmission over the internet. This bypasses traditional telephone systems and allows users to talk to each other …

Categories: Business, Technology

Is Your Telephone Answering Service Prepared?

Prepared for what? You may ask.   Anything. Here is a useful checklist free for your use: Is your telephone answering service prepared for: Any natural disaster Electrical Outage Gas Shortage Employee Shortage Your Business Growth and increased service needs Your …

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The Phone Keeps Ringing

…and ringing …and ringing …and ringing Do you know how long you wait for a person to answer your phone if it rings 5 times? About 30 seconds. It takes about 6 seconds to complete a single ring cycle. But …

Categories: Answering Service, Customer Service

Your Attitude determines your Altitude; the importance of a positive attitude in a Call Center environment

Do you know anyone that’s always negative, complaining about just about everything?  It doesn’t matter whether it’s their work life, a personal situation or life in general, they are down and often bring people around them down too! Frankly speaking, …

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